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Q 1. Explain two ways the characters and/ or events fit the action adventure genre. 

In this clip the characters are represented in army uniform this fits the action and adventure criteria because it shows that they are ready to go into battle and they are prepared to face any enemies. Also these characters  are holding weapons witch shows they are ready to go into battle and represents them as strong and powerful. Also they army team are surrounded by broken buildings and smashed cars in the back ground of the shot, this is to create a action and adventure atmosphere to the viewers. Towards the end of this clip the bomb explodes, pushing everything away from the explosion, this creates a atmosphere that the audience wants to know what has happened to the protagonist and may be feeling scared and possible excited.

Q2. Explain how each of the following is used to create effects:
Sound track: The sound track in this fits the conventions of action and adventure movies because there is lots of shouting from the man strapped to the bomb which creates a tense atmosphere as the viewers may feel worried for him, also you can hear the protagonist prepare their guns, this is called dietetic sounds, which is the sounds in the frame; this sound adds more tension to the scene so that is makes audience think they are loading their guns to shoot.

mise en scene:  In this clip the mise en scene is set out like a war zone for example Iraq. This instantly makes the audience know what they will be expecting, such as: gun fire, explosions, protagonist vs antagonist e.t.c. Also the mise en scene includes the clothes that the actors are wearing, these are army uniforms, this informs the views that they may be expecting fighting and lots of action. 

question 2

 soundtrack
The soundtrack is a key feature in any movie, especially The edge of tomorrow because it is what creates tension, as there are many explosions, cranking and noises of aliens,  this is called dietetic sounds. Aswell as that, we can also here synchronous sounds, like the gun fire and people screaming, as it is on a battle field.
This would affect the audience by making them feel tense and not knowing whats going to happen next by hearing loads of explosions and gun shots.

Discuss in detail how one programme offers audience pleasures. Give examples from the programme. [15]

Bad Education is a TV comedy on BBC Three produced by Pippa Brown  shown at 22:00pm on a weekday, the target audience is from 16-20 year old both male and females, i say this because the show is based around these ages as the characters are students, also at these ages you are able to understand the adult humor. Also the show is shown on the watershed, therefor the target audience is most likely staying awake after this time anyway.

Audience Pleasures
Narrative resolution is one pleasure that the audience likes, this is that the show will always start and end in the same settings, eg the school play ground for Bad education; the reason why they enjoy this is because they know roughly what will happen. Also the identity of the characters is a pleasure because the audience will make a connection with that character and understand his/her problems, for Bad Education, Mr wickers is the character that every loves, because of the way he acts and is most likely like the audience them selves.   Another thing that entertains the audience is the verbal language and transgression pleasures that the characters use, e.g when they talk about poo and refer to sexual incidents. Aswell as that the familiarity is a pleasure because the audience always knows that something will always go wrong in the episode, for example, Mr Wickers always acts like a child and ends up doing something immature and childish.

In Bad education gives the audience pleasure in many different ways, one of this is the, narrative resolution, this is when every episode starts of the same in the same location and then ends in that same location. E.g the school when looking at this program. Also the verbal communication used can create  humor for the audience, for example the different language they use, which could be swear words or new words that teenagers are using, e.g "milf".  

Media GCSE

Bad Education is a comedy series on BBC Three, staring  the program creator,Jack Whitehall as a young teacher; it's also directed by Christine Gernon.  The show is aimed towards ages 15 and above as it contains adult humor, also as it is shown after the watershed for 30 minutes on one week night a week. The first episode was on August 14th  (2012) and the last episode was shown on October 21st (2014), in total they made three series and 19 episodes.





OutNumbered is a British sitcom was shown on BBC one starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children. In total There was 5 series and 34 episodes from 2007 to 2014. The program was shown after the watershed as its audience was age 15 and above, the show connected to all ages above 15; male and female, by using adult humor and funny situations that any normal family could relate to. The show was aired on a weeknight for 30 minutes, for families to relax and watch as a family before bed. Outnumbered was produced by Any Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. 

Television comedy

TV sitcoms...

The Inbetweeners series staring; Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison, playing as the stereotypical teenagers who got up to all sorts of mischief on channel 4 from 2008-2010 at 21:00pm once a week for 3 series.The program was aimed towards mostly males, but also some females at the age of 16 and upwards as it contains adult humor and strong language at times. I feel that many people were amused by this comedy and watched it regularly as it can relate to many viewers and had some brilliant banter throughout, which made the British public laugh alot. 

Friday Night Dinner series staring; Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig, is a TV comedy on channel 4 shown after the watershed. The show was about two siblings Johnny and Adam, go round to their parents house for a Friday night dinner but something always seems to go wrong. The program is aimed to ages 16 and over as it contains adult humor. The reason that many people watched this, was because the show was unusual and had many crazy situations which no ordinary family could relate to.

Come Fly with me, was on our screens on BBC, from December 2010 to January 2011 for only one series. The Tv Comedy starred double act Matt Lucus and David Walliams playing as many workers at one of Britain's busiest airports. The target audiences for this show was 12+ as younger people may not understand the adult humor; it was also aimed at both genders. What was the reason people watched this show? Well i think people watched it because the actors play various people, but played then in a silly way witch created alot of laughter. Also ever episode had something new and better than the last, on top of that, the episode was 30 minuets long on a Thursday night, this meant it wasn't to long so the scenes wouldn't get to repetitive and all the family could sit down together.

coursework

These are my 3 media products that i have been working on. The first picture is a front cover of my magazine, the next is the contents page and the last picture is the double page spread.